BURSA Malaysia closed trading on the first day of the second half of the year firmer in line with the improving performance of regional peers with buying mainly in the financial service stocks.

At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 0.51% or 8.11 points to 1,598.20 from Friday’s close of 1,590.09.

The benchmark index, which opened 0.17 of a point firmer at 1,590.26, moved between 1,587.03 and 1,598.36 throughout the trading session.

On the broader market, gainers thumped decliners 685 to 408, with 450 counters unchanged, 831 untraded and five others suspended.

Turnover declined to 3.66 billion units worth RM2.77 bil from last week’s 4.30 billion units worth RM3.08 bil. - July 1, 2024

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